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An updated list of the Mexican herpetofauna: with a summary of historical and contemporary studies.

Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Lizzeth A Torres-Hernández, Raciel Cruz-Elizalde, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Uriel Hernández-Salinas, Larry David Wilson, Jerry D Johnson, Louis W Porras, Carlos Jesús Balderas-Valdivia, Adriana J X González-Hernández and 1 more

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Article in ZooKeys, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Aurelio Ramírez-BautistaLaboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Km 4.5 Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo, 42184 Mineral de La Reforma, Hidalgo, Mexico Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo Mineral de la Reforma Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2948-0178
Lizzeth A Torres-HernándezLaboratorio de Ecología de Poblaciones, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Instituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Km 4.5 Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo, 42184 Mineral de La Reforma, Hidalgo, Mexico Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo Mineral de la Reforma Mexico.
Raciel Cruz-ElizaldeLaboratorio de Ecología y Diversidad Faunística, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Avenida de las Ciencias S/N, Santa Fe Juriquilla, C. P. 76230, Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro Querétaro Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9630-7063
Christian Berriozabal-IslasPrograma Educativo de Ingeniería en Biotecnología, Universidad Politécnica de Quintana Roo, Av. Arco Bicentenario, M 11, Lote 1119-33, Sm 255, 77500 Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico Universidad Politécnica de Quintana Roo Cancún Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-3990
Uriel Hernández-SalinasInstituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad Durango, Sigma 119, Fraccionamiento 20 de Noviembre II, Durango 34220, Mexico Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad Durango Durango Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9630-7063
Larry David WilsonCentro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano, Departamento de Francisco Morazán, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Centro Zamorano de Biodiversidad, Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano Tegucigalpa Honduras.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4969-0789
Jerry D JohnsonDepartment of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968-0500, USA The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2135-4866
Louis W Porras7705 Wyatt Earp Avenue, Eagle Mountain, Utah, 84005, USA Unaffiliated Eagle Mountain United States of America.
Carlos Jesús Balderas-ValdiviaDirección General de Divulgación de la Ciencia, Zona Cultural de Ciudad Universitaria, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mexico City Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1378-7610
Adriana J X González-HernándezColección Nacional de Anfibios y Reptiles, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, CP04510, Mexico Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Coyoacán Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6445-3338
Vicente Mata-SilvaDepartment of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968-0500, USA The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-1844

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growth in our knowledge of the diversity of the herpetofauna of Mexico has occurred over the period of approximately 445 years from the work of Francisco Hernández to that of a broad multinational array of present-day herpetologists. The work of this huge group of people has established Mexico as one of the most significant centers of herpetofaunal biodiversity in the world. This status is the result of a complex orography, in addition to diverse habitats and environments and the biogeographic history of Mexico. The current herpetofauna consists of 1,421 native and introduced species, allocated to 220 genera, and 61 families. This figure is comprised of 1,405 native species and 16 non-native species (as of April 2023). The non-native species include two anurans, 13 squamates, and one turtle. The level of endemism is very high, presently lying at 63%, with this level expected to increase with time. Species richness varies among the 32 federal entities in the country, from a low of 50 in Tlaxcala to a high of 492 in Oaxaca. Amphibian species richness by state-level can be envisioned as comprising three levels of low, medium, and high, with the lowest levels occurring in the Peninsula of Baja California, a group of seven states in north-central and central Mexico, and a group of three states in the Yucatan Peninsula, with the highest levels occupying the southern states of Guerrero, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Chiapas, and the medium level in the remaining states of the country. Reptile species richness also can be allocated to three categories, with the lowest level occupying Baja California Sur, a group of central states, and the states of the Yucatan Peninsula, and the highest level found in a cluster of the states of Veracruz, Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. Knowledge of the Mexican herpetofauna will continue to grow with additional studies on systematics, conservation, and the construction of checklists at various levels.

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